2025 Women Working in Wealth^SM Award

The Women Working in Wealth℠ Award celebrates women who inspire, mentor, and strive to help others advance in the financial services profession.

Michele Matchett Godfrey MBA, ChFC^®, AFC^®

Michele Matchett Godfrey is a transformative and results-driven leader with a distinguished record of fostering sustainable change and enhancing financial health across military, corporate, and banking sectors. As a business development manager leading strategic partnerships and programming for higher education initiatives at JPMorganChase, Godfrey spearheads initiatives to design and implement strategies that assess and promote financial health programs tailored to meet the diverse needs of students, faculty, and staff members of communities across the wealth spectrum.

In her role, Godfrey serves as a subject matter expert on financial health, leveraging her expertise to align programming, share best practices, and collaboratively address economic stability challenges. She expertly designs program metrics and success indicators that support the organization's key performance indicators (KPIs), ensuring that initiatives deliver measurable impacts on financial well-being. By acting as a liaison between various lines of business, Godfrey fosters collaborations that drive firmwide financial health objectives.

Godfrey’s commitment to excellence extends nationally and locally, as she actively engages with various nonprofit and policy organizations focused on economic security and financial empowerment. Her involvement with the Financial Literacy Education Commission (FLEC), Project REACH, the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), and the Financial Health Network underscores her dedication to advancing impactful policy initiatives and educational programs.

Her extensive background in program development is complemented by her credentials as a certified Accredited Financial Counselor® (AFC®) and her past leadership as the personal financial management and career services program manager for Marine Corps Community Services. Here, she directed the strategic execution of financial literacy programs, achieving significant increases in engagement and recognition for excellence.

Godfrey’s contributions as a community affairs specialist with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and as a financial readiness program manager for the United States Army Garrison demonstrate her versatile expertise and ability to integrate corporate social responsibility with financial readiness, advocating for initiatives that deliver lasting societal benefits.

With a master's degree in business administration from Hawaii Pacific University and a bachelor’s degree in finance, Godfrey continues to be a thought leader and visionary in corporate social responsibility and community engagement, dedicated to driving initiatives that empower communities and foster economic resilience. Godfrey is active in her community as a member of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., where she leads youth programs that empower and educate youth in the community. She is also active in military spouse clubs and mentors military spouses by helping them get acclimated to the military lifestyle while navigating their personal and professional goals.

Godfrey is the proud spouse of an active-duty marine, Jerry Godfrey, and the mother of two children Alexander Joel and Alyssa Mckenzie.

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